now, ever since Intel copied AMD's hyper transport architecture, people have been saying that it's over for AMD. I don't really get it, as the 12 core AMD syst

now, ever since Intel copied AMD's hyper transport architecture, people have been saying that it's over for AMD. I don't really get it, as the 12 core AMD systems are extremely impressive, for loads that thread well enough to use that many cores. In recent memory, it seems that Intel has been following AMD technologically, albeit at higher clock speeds. First, they copied the amd64 instruction set, and then they copied the hyper transport architecture. Right now, it looks like Intel occupies the high end of the market, but as far as I can tell, their lead is based as much on superior sales ability than on any technological lead. For loads that thread well, they beat the intel chips both in work done per watt consumed, and they absolutely destroy intel chips on cost to acquire, so I'm not sure why people seem to think that AMD is down for the count.